North Korea launches five more missiles: Report (Third Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired five more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports.
The missiles, apparently Scud rockets, were fired over the Sea of Japan, ... Read more...
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South Korea claims North has test-fired three more missiles
July 4th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), July 4 (ANI): South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that North Korea had test-fired three missiles, further stoking tensions in the international community, which continues to berate Pyongyang ... Read more...
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North Korea fires three more missiles: Report (Second Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired three more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.
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North Korea fires two more missiles (Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.
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North Korea fires four missiles, claims South Korea (Second Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired four short-range missiles over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean reports.
The fourth missile was launched at 9.20 p.m. (1220 GMT), the Yonhap ... Read more...
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North Korea fires three missiles, claims South Korea (Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired a third short-range missile from its east coast in the direction of the Sea of Japan, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing ... Read more...
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N. Korea test fires two short-range missiles
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, July 2 (ANI): North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles from its eastern coast, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday."One was fired at 5:20 p.m. and the other at 6:00 p.m. ... Read more...
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North Korea fires two missiles, claims South Korea
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast, a South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman said.
North Korea had last fired a series ... Read more...
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Israel stages nationwide missile-attack drill
June 2nd, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 2 (DPA) Sirens wailed throughout Israel early Tuesday and the country's more than seven million residents were asked to enter shelters and "safe rooms", the peak of a major ... Read more...
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US Defense Secretary warns North Korea about further nuke testing
May 30th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Singapore, May 30 (ANI): Visiting US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned North Korea today that Washington would not accept it as a nuclear weapons state and would consider any transfer of ... Read more...
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Chinese anger may help in imposing UN sanctions on North Korea
May 28th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, May 28 (ANI): China's leaders have shown sufficient anger over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests this week, and now, U.S. officials hope Beijing's sharp rhetoric will translate into support in ... Read more...
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North Korea fires two missiles after nuclear test (Lead)
May 26th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) North Korea fired two short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after conducting an internationally condemned nuclear test, South Korean media reported.
The launches were carried out on North Korea's east ... Read more...
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North Korea fires two more missiles
May 26th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) North Korea's military fired two short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after conducting an internationally condemned nuclear test, South Korean media reported. Read more...
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North Korea preparing more missile tests: Report
May 26th, 2009 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) Notwithstanding the worldwide criticism of its nuclear test, North Korea is believed to be preparing to test more ballistic missiles, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Tuesday.
There were ... Read more...
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North Korea test-fires two more missiles: Report
May 25th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 25 (Xinhua) North Korea test fired two more missiles off its east coast Monday amid heightened tension over its second nuclear test, a media report said.
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Iran announces missile test, says Israel within range
May 20th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), May 20 (ANI): Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday announced that his country has test-fired a new advanced missile with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to ... Read more...
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Chinese Navy plans to develop new generation of warships, aircraft
April 16th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): The Chinese Navy plans to develop a new generation of warships and aircraft as part of the country's effort to upgrade the maritime security defence system.Admiral Wu ... Read more...
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Plot to smuggle nuke weapons materials to Iran unearthed
April 7th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 7 (ANI): A sinister plot to smuggle nuclear weapons materials to Iran through unwitting New York banks has been unearthed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.The Daily News reported ... Read more...
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Obama gives vision of a non-nuclear world
April 5th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, April 5 (DPA) US President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious plan to rid the world of atomic weapons in Prague Sunday, evoking his successful election campaign slogan of "Yes ... Read more...
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Iran has crossed n-bomb threshold: Israeli military intelligence
March 26th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, March 26 (DPA) Iran has "crossed the technological threshold" for making an atom bomb, Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin has said.
Achieving military nuclear capability was now "mainly dependent on ... Read more...
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US can knock down a North Korean missile
March 20th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): An American military commander for the Pacific region has said that there is a high probability that the US could knock down a North Korean missile aimed ... Read more...
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Iran test fires new long-range missile: report
March 8th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 8 (Xinhua) Iran has "successfully" test fired a new long-range missile, the country's English-language television station Press TV reported Sunday.
"Iran's defence ministry said it has successfully installed long-range (air-to-sea) missiles ... Read more...
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Obama refutes missile defence Vs Iran trade-off with Moscow
March 4th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.4 (ANI): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that his letter to Moscow did not speak off a trade-off to reduce threats from a nuclear-capable Iran, but focused on ... Read more...
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Obamas secret quid pro quo letter to Medvedev
March 3rd, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): US President Barack Obama sent a secret letter to his Russian counterpart Dmitri A. Medvedev three weeks ago, suggesting suggesting that he would back off deploying a ... Read more...
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North Korea steps up preparations for missile launch: Seoul
February 27th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 27 (DPA) North Korea has begun to test radar and other equipment in preparation for launching what it claims to be a satellite, South Korean media reports said Friday.
Increased activity ... Read more...
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Republic Day dress rehearsal proudly displays latest military hardware
January 23rd, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): India flaunted the best of its military hardware, including the latest weapons, planes, battle tanks and missiles at a full dress rehearsal of the Republic Day ... Read more...
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US gets new evidence on Iranian nuke intrigue
January 16th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.16 (ANI): American security and law-enforcement officials have reportedly gathered fresh evidence of Iran trying to evade sanctions and acquire metals from China used in high-tech weaponry, including long-range nuclear ... Read more...
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Ten of world’’s top banks laundered money for Iran
January 10th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.10 (ANI): Ten international banks, including British-based Lloyds laundered "billions of dollars" for Iran through New York banks, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced Friday.
According to a report ... Read more...
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Israeli warplanes slam Hamas government compound
December 30th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv, Dec.30 (ANI): Israeli aircraft kept up a relentless assault on Hamas-ruled Gaza on Tuesday, smashing a government complex, security installations and the home of a top militant commander as ... Read more...
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India not to join any military alliance: Antony
December 29th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India will not be a member of any military alliance even though it is engaged in military cooperation with many nations, Defence Minister A.K. Antony declared here ... Read more...
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Russias increased missile output announcement aimed at testing Obama early
December 25th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Russia has thrown down a new challenge to incoming Barack Obama Administration with an announcement that it will sharply increase production of strategic nuclear missiles.Moscows strategy appears ... Read more...
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Medvedev says he forgot US election day
November 16th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 16 (DPA) Reacting for the first time to criticism of an anti-US speech on the day Barack Obama was elected president, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he "simply forgot" the ... Read more...
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‘Russian spies working to boost opposition to US base’
September 26th, 2008 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Prague, Sep 26 (DPA) Czech counter-intelligence said Thursday that Russian spies have worked to boost opposition to a planned US missile defence radar base in the former Communist country.The Czech Republic's Security ... Read more...
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Taiwan drops plan to develop missile that can hit China: report
September 1st, 2008 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Taipei, Sep 1 (DPA) Taiwan has dropped plans to develop cruise missiles that can reach China, in a move seen as part of the country's ongoing efforts to seek peace with China, ... Read more...
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Russia has short range missiles in South Ossetia: Pentagon official
August 19th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): Russia has reportedly placed short range SS-21 missiles in South Ossetia, that could pose a threat to most major Georgian cities," including the capital, Tbilisi, a U.S. defense ... Read more...
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